Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-03


great labor demonstration in this city last night
the anarchist prisoners, trying to convert August
Spies, white girls sold to Indians, telegraphlc dis
patches &C. The advertisements are classified
as follows: Auction Sales, Proposals. House.
furnishings Books Hotels, Educational Ladies'
Goods, Family Supplies Pianos and Organs, Wood
and Coal, Medical Professional, Railroads, Poto-
mac River Boats, Ocean steamers Dentistry,
Specialties, Sewing Machines
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-1nternal rev.
enue, $414 3:,s; customs, $6I4,e61.
SENATOR GoRMAN has been appointed by the
Maryland board Of public works one of the four
state directors In the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
co. He succeeds Mr.. Richard Hynson, resigned.
INTERNAI-REvENUE APPoINrMRNrs.-The Secre.
tary of.the Treasury has appointed Thomas Henry
Hughs storekeeper and gauger at Richland, s. c.,
and George II. Wright gauger at San Francisco.
WHY TWENTY WOMEN LOSE EMrIoYxrNr.-In
order to give employment to as many persons as
possible the chief clerk OF the Treasury time
ago inaugurated system OF furloughs, by which
each charwOman was employed nine months In
stead OF twelve, during the year, and twenty more
system and 1t has been abolished, twenty of the
women being dismissed yesterday.
WORK ON THE CONsTELIATION.-Ther report OF the
board OF survey On the Constellation recommend
ing repairs to cost $50 600 has been approved and
work has been ordered to be commenced at once.
THE DOLPHIN sailed from Newport for Boston
to-day. .......
SURGEON ARrHuB's REMAINs.-It is learned at
the Navy Department that DR.. George Arthur,
whose sad death by falling from a railroad train
was announced In yesterdays STAR, had mother
living in Philadelphia and two brothers, one iN
On being Informed Of his death hts relatives
started for Washington. The body arrived here
this morning from Salem, Va. and was met at the
station by Drs Ruth and Grinith, Ofthe Navy, and
two or three other personal friends. II Will re-
main in charge OF the undertaken until the wishes
OF the family are consulted
THERE MUST BE NO UNFAIR RDBcRIMrNATIoN--The
Interstate Commerce Commission, In its opinion
on the complaint Of the Boards OF Trade Union OF
Pennington, NOrthfield. Farlbault, and Owatonno,
Mimi, against the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway Company, that the company charges
higher rates for wheat on one OF It's lines than on
the others, says 'that 1t Is not sufficient COM
pance with the law that rates are reasonable in
themselves, but they should be so relatively
reasonable as to protect communities and business
against unjust discrimination. That when the
same carrier operates parallel lines and for any
cause accepts low rates on one line, it should fur
nsh Sumcient corresponding advantages to the
patrons OF the other line to prevent undue preju-
dice and disadvantage, and to preserve the SUBJ
stantial equality contemplated BY the statute.
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRoN.-Rear Admiral
Braine, commander OF the South Atlantic squadron,
reports to the Navy Department, under date of
Rio de Janeiro, October 1, 1897 the following
movements Of vessels during September: The Tai
lapoosa left Rio de Janeir0 Sept 10, and at the
visited Montevideo and C0lonna, Uruguay. The
Alliance sailed Sept. IL for Bahia, and left that
port for PernambucO on Sept %. The Trenton
arrived Sept 10 at Rio, and after trApRieHinG on
ceTs, men, and stores sailed forsN6$ fOk sept -.
The Lancaster was to remain at Rio untll the new
crew had been drilled at their stations and would
then proceed sOuIhward. The health of the OFF,
GERS and men on the Lancaster and TallapOOSa Was
good, but one OF the crew Of the Alliance, II. G.
Davis, died IN hospital
PERsoNAL--J. R Wood, general passenger agent
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad and wife, Edward
Kent, jr., of Bay Ridge, George Alfred Townsend,
Thomas E Rochfort, E. s. Young, and A. 8. Fitch
Maryland, Hon. Harry fibSy sirs q vrsinia, VIM. p
Hardee OF Savannah. and X. j. Waters of Chicago
are at the Ebbftt-DOn. N. Dickinson OF DetrOu
JAS b. Beale OF St. Paul, and Baron Krasff OF st.
Petersburg, are at the Arlington. Gen. Berdan
and Samuel W. Small OF washington were u New
York last night.-D. J. G0n OF Chicago,
and p Hogan OF Ptttsburg are at the ST. James
II. I. Duncan OF Lexington, KY, and +. v. S.
Crosby OF New York, are at Wormleys.-Geo. d.
York, are at the Metropolitan.-J. w. Hlne OF
Chicago, and Geo. L. Hartings and c. X. Noble OF
New York, are at The National.-F. V. Greene and
w. p. Pteble, tr., OF New York. are at Welcker's-
S. W. F. Draper OF Boston, Chas. Wheelan Of Br.
mingham, Ala, and NJ. s. Valley OF England are at
Willards.-J. K Gamble OF Philadelphia, Geo.
Dawes OF London, c. B. SOutter OF Cedar Rapids
Iowa, and H. E. Nichols, OF the Navy, are at the
Riggs.